NEWS: At #UNOC3, 11 governments have united to sign a bold new pledge to safeguard climate-resilient #coralreefs. “This is more than a commitment—it’s a lifeline for coral reefs and the communities that depend on them,” said WCS’s Dr Emily Darling. 🪸 bit.ly/3HO6xw9

“If you’re a fish lover, you want to protect #HudsonCanyon,” says Vinny Milburn, owner of Greenpoint Fish in Brooklyn, NY. This month, seafood markets in NY and NJ will wrap seafood in butcher paper with language in support of protecting the canyon. 📢 bit.ly/3ZRWSuQ

New paper co-authored by WCS's Daniel Zarin highlights need for governments and private sector to support both approaches to carbon-dioxide removal (CDR): nature-based, like reforestation, and those that rely on emerging technologies. Read the paper: bit.ly/4kDGsPd

No single method of Carbon Dioxide Removal meets all the criteria below, which is why the authors say a diverse portfolio is essential.

LISTEN: At #UNOC3, we announced over $40M in active funding commitments for #30x30 action, catalyzed by our WCS 30x30 Ocean Accelerator. This can help us expand and strengthen protections to reach the 30% goal, says WCS’s Stacy Jupiter. 🔊 apple.co/3FUfPpX #WCSWildAudio

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) will host its annual gala tomorrow, June 12, 2025 at Central Park Zoo. bit.ly/44jZmnp

🧵 from #UNOC3: 11 countries signed a commitment to protect climate-resilient coral reefs. This is vital, said Melissa Wright of Bloomberg Philanthropies at the announcement, as earlier this year we learned that 84% of reefs have been exposed to heat stress.

NEWS: At #UNOC3, 3 nations and 20 institutions launch global commitment to elevate women in ocean leadership—movement secures $3.8M Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant “This is what transformation looks like,” said WCS's Pamela Castillo. Read more: bit.ly/3Zr7cd6

Tonight, special #reelwildny screening of The Last Dive film New York Aquarium. WCS experts from aquarium and global program spoke about actions being taken to conserve sharks and rays both locally, off New York and New Jersey, and globally. Includes at important upcoming #CITESCoP20.

“Solving sewage pollution is the number one land-based action we can take to protect #coralreefs,” said WCS’s Dr. Amelia Wenger at #UNOC3. To move the needle, she says, we need major collaboration between the conservation and wastewater sectors. More: bit.ly/43wA7gs

Tonight at our gala, we honored former WCS President and CEO Dr. Cristián Samper. “There is no better champion for nature than Cristián, and at WCS, we will always be thankful for his years of leadership with us,” said Alejandro Santo Domingo, Chair of the WCS Board of Trustees.

With WCS, Samper, an esteemed conservation biologist and environmental leader, helped shape our legacy and expand our impact on a global scale. He now serves as the Managing Director and Leader for Natural Solutions at Bezos Earth Fund.

STATEMENT: This week, #UNOC3 generated strong, positive momentum for ocean conservation through commitments to financing and ocean stewardship, says WCS’s Stacy Jupiter. Now it is time to push delivery on tangible actions. 🌊 Full statement: bit.ly/3Ztz6VZ

Anti-trafficking measures alone won’t save Africa’s pangolins, writes WCS Nigeria 💚’s Charles Emogor for The Conversation U.S.. It’s also necessary to promote alternative protein sources and sustainable livelihoods. theconversation.com/why-anti-traff…

S6 E8: The WCS 30x30 Ocean Accelerator Is Leveraging $40 Million for Marine Conservation “We’re interested in making sure that where there’s protection in place it matters for biodiversity and for people.”—Stacy Jupiter LISTEN: apple.co/3FUfPpX. Preview below:

NEWS: WCS is the only conservation NGO to be designated as a World Organisation for Animal Health Collaborating Centre. Designation recognizes our global leadership in science, #OneHealth, transboundary disease surveillance, and biodiversity conservation. ▶️ bit.ly/40aeeDl

Bat cave footage offers clues how viruses leap between species, writes The New York Times. “It’s a cool example of what’s happening all the time and has been for eons,” said WCS’s Dr. Christian Walzer. nytimes.com/2025/06/16/sci…

Innovation in Malindi: Treating Waste with Sanivation to Save Reefs in MPAs | By Rosanna Hine “Sanivation is developing a waste-to-value treatment plant in Malindi that not only treats waste but turns it into clean-burning briquettes for industrial use." bit.ly/43Q3Rad

Rare sightings: In the South Gobi, WCS Mongolia is monitoring how wildlife uses crossing structures at a newly built railway. This is important to improve vital connectivity for these nomadic species. Recently, they caught clips of a rare Eurasian lynx.

AI’s latest trick? Decoding the language of elephants, writes The Observer. WCS, a partner of Cornell University, employs the four Congolese researchers working for Elephant Listening Project @ The Cornell Lab in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park on this work. observer.co.uk/news/science-t…